Tag: Formula One

The stricken seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is in Paris’ Georges-Pompidou hospital for cell therapy surgery, according to French daily Le Parisien. The Paris hospitals department, contacted by AFP, refused to confirm or deny the news citing medical privacy laws. IMAGES

Videographic showing safety measures in place to protect Formula 1 racing drivers. Charles Leclerc will be propelled by an upgraded Ferrari power unit and his own raw emotions, this weekend when he bids to claim a second career victory at the Italian Grand Prix.The 21-year-old Monegasque’s maiden Formula One triumph was shrouded in tragedy at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix following the death of his close friend Anthoine Hubert.VIDEOGRAPHICS

The casket of Formula One legend and Austrian national hero Niki Lauda is brought out of Vienna’s landmark cathedral after a funeral ceremony attended by a host of F1 stars including world champion Lewis Hamilton. IMAGES

On fire in a burning cockpit… Formula One legend Niki Lauda, who died late on Monday at the age of 70, will forever be known for his 1976 accident. But even the horrific crash could not shake the 1975 world champion’s icy determination — the Austrian staged a near-miraculous comeback to win two more titles.

This week Raw Take ventures into high-speed racing – Formula One. Alexey Yaroshevsky traveled to the Russian seaside city of Sochi to see what its F1 track has to offer when it doesn’t host the world’s elite race, as well as sitting down with Team Renault’s pilot Sergey Sirotkin.

Lewis Hamilton claims his fifth drivers’ world championship to draw level with Juan Manuel Fangio in the Formula One record books when he finished fourth behind a victorious Max Verstappen in the Mexican Grand Prix.

The Project One is packed with technology from the company’s back to back to back World Championship-winning Formula One team.

At the heart of the Project One is a hybrid drive unit lifted directly from Mercedes-AMG’s Formula One racer. In total the drive unit can produce more than 1,000 horsepower. The system consists of a 1.6 liter, turbocharged V6 engine with an atmospheric red line of 11,000 RPMs. The Project One has one engine and four electric motors.

All of this advanced Formula One technology comes at a price. The Project One starts at €2.275 million or $2.72 million with production cars expected to arrive sometime around 2019.

Sadly, if haven’t ordered one, you are already too late. All 275 production Mercedes-AMG Project Ones have been spoken for.

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